Kim
Material type: TextPublication details: London Penguin Books 2000Description: 334pISBN: 9780141183633Contained works: Said, Edward W., edSubject(s): Literature | English literature | English fiction | India | Orphans | Boys | Lamas | Irish fiction | Adventure stories | IrishDDC classification: 823.8 Summary: Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Stack | Stack | 823.8 KIP/K (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 27026 |
Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things.
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